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Paul Chous, M.A., O.D. Doctor of Optometry Type 1 diabetic since 1968

Paul Chous, M.A., O.D. Doctor of Optometry Type 1 diabetic since 1968

“Chromium in Health and Disease” A Council for the Advancement of Diabetes Research and Education (CADRE) Chromium Summit, held April 2003 in Boston The following is a summary of the presentations given at the “Chromium in Health and Disease” summit, held on April 1-2, 2003 sponsored by the non-profit organization …

I recently traveled to 15 small towns in central Illinois over 28 days and provided free instant a1c tests and diabetes education for over 350 patients. After the education program we asked them to fill out a survey and 2 of the questions and results follow: Prior to today, how …

To quote the lyrics from a song long ago, “Something’s happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear.” That there are connections between depression and diabetes has been established. The exact nature of those connections is under investigation. Obviously, we can’t sit around waiting for the last word on whether …

Towards the end of the first article of this series, I suggested that you attend to the experience of the “Urge”, which is what you feel, think and do when you turn away from adherence. I didn’t give you much of an explanation of why you should be doing this, …

My college’s motto was “The Truth Shall Make You Free.” It’s a noble sounding idea but, like a lot of what I learned during those years, many things in life are not quite that simple. Effective management of diabetes certainly requires truthful information. Following the motto, we would then expect …

Gymnemosupium II is a combination of two very unique herbs, Gymnema sylvestre and Pterocarpus marsupium, and two trace minerals, chromium and vanadium and biotin, a member of the B vitamin family. Each herb has a history of uses dating back several thousand years for the condition then known as sugar …

Efficacy of the diabetic supplement Gymnemosupium II, a combination of the extracts of Gymnema sylvestre, Pterocarpus marsupium, Diachrome and Vanadium administered to patients with Type 2 diabetes. Original Materials and Methods Each capsule of Gymnemosupium II is a proprietary formulation of Gymnema sylvestre, 75% standardized extract, Pterocarpus marsupium, 5% standardized …

There are various types of allergic reactions that we will examine, some of which can have a very profound effect on blood glucose control. The one that can be considered to be part of the normal pathogenesis of diabetes, although not common due to the uses of human DNA insulin, …